SaturdayJul 25, 2026
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Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 - February 5, 1969) was a Tony Award winning American character actress of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Stella: When a man and a woman see each other and like each other they ought to come together wham! Like a couple of taxis on Broadway, not sit around analyzing each other like two specimens in a bottle.
Stella: I got a nose for trouble. I can smell it ten miles away.... I can smell trouble right here in this apartment. First you smash your leg. Then you get to lookin' out the window. See things you shouldn't see. Trouble. I can see you in court now, surrounded by a bunch of lawyers in double-breasted suits. You're pleading: 'Judge, it was only a little bit of innocent fun. I love my neighbors like a father.' And the Judge says, 'Well, congratulations, you've just given birth to three years in....'
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